??? 10/12/06 15:05 Read: times |
#126319 - it's there Responding to: ???'s previous message |
Erik Malund said:
first you should state what 'expansion' mean. Some less fluent in the English language may read that as "communicating off the board" Stated as onboard in the very first sentence. Erik Malund said:
"LSI: parallel latch" what is LSI? Stated as 74xx, also examples given, and also CMOS 4xxx mentioned briefly. Erik Malund said:
"the controversial 8255" 'controversial'? how about "unusable with modern processors running full speed"?. OK, if you want to be 'diplomatic', fine, but, al least' tell the whole story. Link given to the new "what's wrong with 8255" FAQ. Erik Malund said:
Use serially interfaced circuits ... a small el cheapo slave processor
The slave processor can be interfaced serially or parallel (I have done both) OK it's there JW |